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Old Dec 29, 2008 | 04:14 PM
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Default Blobeye or Hawkeye???

I've got a 05 blobeye at the mo which I love but need to get a wagon...do I go for a late (55 plate) blobeye wagon or the new (56 plate) hawkeye wagon.

I'm presuming that any bits I want off of my my05 can go on to the blobeye wagon but doubt they'll fit the hawkeye.

Is there any significant difference? Which one would you go for?
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Old Dec 29, 2008 | 04:19 PM
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its only the front that is different on a hawkeye,they are basically the same car so pretty much everything is interchangeable
Just to add the Hawkeye is a 2.5 instead of 2.0 on a blobeye

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Old Dec 29, 2008 | 04:47 PM
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Oh...didn't realise that. So what's your advice...go for the new look or stick with the old. My preference is the old but didn't know if the general concensus was the new one was better.
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Old Dec 29, 2008 | 04:50 PM
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thought a hawkeye was 2.5?
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new one certainly isnt better IMO but looks a bit fresher at the front.I have to admit i prefer the Hawkeye to Blobeye and i own a Blobeye but spending extra money on something that is no different is false economy IMO
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Originally Posted by stealthy55
thought a hawkeye was 2.5?
this is true,i forgot that small change
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Old Dec 29, 2008 | 04:53 PM
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Originally Posted by scooby-tc
this is true,i forgot that small change
lol
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Old Dec 29, 2008 | 04:55 PM
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it may be a 2.5 but the perfomance seems to be a little slower so agree, why pay more for a different look if i actually prefer the older? Anyone disagree?
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Old Dec 29, 2008 | 04:57 PM
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Hawkeye, FTW !
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Old Dec 29, 2008 | 04:59 PM
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Originally Posted by Fatneck73
it may be a 2.5 but the perfomance seems to be a little slower so agree, why pay more for a different look if i actually prefer the older? Anyone disagree?
go for the blob, its what you want,
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Old Dec 29, 2008 | 05:13 PM
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Originally Posted by Fatneck73
it may be a 2.5 but the perfomance seems to be a little slower so agree, why pay more for a different look if i actually prefer the older? Anyone disagree?
How did you work that one out?

I prefer the hawkeye and the 2.5ltr has amazing torque and virtually no problems with lag with a much wider power band.

I am biased though but did drive both before choosing.
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Old Dec 29, 2008 | 05:16 PM
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If you prefer the blobeye mate, go for that, should be cheaper cos its a little older too.
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Old Dec 29, 2008 | 05:52 PM
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hawkeyes torque the torque

they're 2.5 because previous models suffered from turbo lag
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